- Homosexuality
- ⚢✖ Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✖ Banned
- Censorship
- ✖ Other punishment
- Changing Gender
- ✖ Legal, but requires surgery
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Employment Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Housing Discrimination
- ✖ No protections
- Adoption
- ✖ Illegal
- Military
- ✖ Illegal
- Donating Blood
- ✖ Banned (indefinite deferral)
- Conversion Therapy
- ✖ Not banned
- Age of Consent
- N/A
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Homosexual activity in Bushehr is illegal (death penalty as punishment).
Same-sex marriage in Bushehr is banned.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in Bushehr is other punishment.
Article 237 provides that same-sex affection between men or between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’ (Anal Sex between men and frotting) , such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes.
In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Bushehr is not legally recognized.
LGBT discrimination in Bushehr is no protections.
LGBT employment discrimination in Bushehr is no protections.
LGBT housing discrimination in Bushehr is no protections.
No protections exist.
Same-sex adoption in Bushehr is illegal.
Serving openly in military in Bushehr is illegal.
Blood donations by MSMs in Bushehr is banned (indefinite deferral).
Conversion therapy in Bushehr is not banned.
Equal age of consent in Bushehr is n/a.